Monday, September 17, 2012

My Favorite Things

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Our favorite Ninja, Alex Cavanaugh always holds the best parties. This time he wants us to bring our favorite things to the party. More specifically, our 4 favorite genres of Movies, Music, Books and a guilty pleasure from any of those three. First it should be said that I basically love all kinds of movies, music and books depending on the mood I am in at the time. Usually I tend to base my decision on things like actor, director, producer, writer and musician rather than genre. I will give you my best shot anyways.
Movies: The Classics (OK, maybe this is not a genre. It should be!)---Big Alfred Hitchcock Fan. Nothing is better then sitting at the edge of your seat in suspense and then getting a twist at the end of the movie that you never saw coming!

Music: Roub. I love reading at night under the covers.

As for my guilty pleasure I focus my attention on movies and give you MUSICALS, especially vintage ones like My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Singing in the Rain and the following which always cheers me up! Come back on Wednesday when Eye Spy takes a look at The Gods of Norse Mythology.

So tell me, what are some of your favorite things?



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  1. L.G. KeltnerSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    I love your music choices. Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are great bands!

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  2. Kyra LennonSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    I love musicals too - but not The Sound of Music (sorry!!)! Also, anyone who loves Led Zeppelin is seriously cool!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Being from Michigan, I too love the old time rock n' roll, especially Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock n' Roll." :) Zeppelin is awesome too.. Great concerts. Been to see them both and every now and again you can see Bob Seger out n' about in town, pretty cool. :) - Great post.

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  4. PRSeptember 17, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    Led Zeppelin rule! Singing in the Rain is awesome - I always have those tunes stuck in my head :)

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 17, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    I think classic movies is a genre!
    Thanks for participating in my blogfest. It is one big party today!

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  6. RaveAirSeptember 17, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    Your selected movie genre is cool! Sometime very good to (re)watch old black-and-white classics.

    And I haven't got any problem with your music genre. ;)

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  7. UnknownSeptember 17, 2012 at 2:23 PM

    That's a great idea to bring your fave stuff to a party. So it's easier to find a topic to talk about when you meet someone you don't know that well.

    I'm also a big musical fan, my fave one is Chicago. I don't like horror movies that much, I prefer something to laugh or think about. I really enjoyed watching The Prestige and Lost in Translation.
    Music, well, I hear almost everything - like you depening on my mood. The same is with books, I don't have a genre I prefer. But maybe as a writer it's better to like more different things, to get more point of views on things you can write about.

    Great blog post!

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  8. UnknownSeptember 17, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    watching psycho today... still gives me the chills, even though i know what happens... i like musicals like sweeney todd and repo man: genetic opera... and a nightmare before christmas.

    Jeremy [Retro-Zombie]
    Howlin' Wolf Records: On-Line Magazine

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  9. Yolanda RenéeSeptember 17, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    Hitchcock, yes! and Musicals, oh yes!
    Music and books, triple yes! You rock!

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  10. Bish DenhamSeptember 17, 2012 at 2:40 PM

    Led Zep! Absolutely. And I still get weepy during certain parts of The Sound of Music.

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  11. Jaycee DeLorenzoSeptember 17, 2012 at 2:40 PM

    Great choices! Especially Zeppelin and Floyd!

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  12. Roland D. YeomansSeptember 17, 2012 at 3:58 PM

    I love your movie choice: the classics. I have a CASABLANCA poster on my wall where I can see it upon getting up in the morning. Friends shake their heads at me as Enya is followed by Santana!

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  13. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    I think it's interesting that the "Favorite Things" song has become a Christmas song in the last decade or so. Before that, I never used to hear it played alongside Christmas carols.

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  14. Gossip_GrlSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    Great Bloghop, and love all of your favorites, especially the classic movies, oh yeah, they are the greatest!

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  15. MikeSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    Great list! I agree on the music. Hitchcock is great too!

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  16. EllaSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    I love Hitchcock n' Stephen King...great list! Yes, under the covers riding those is a flash back of horrid fun! ;D
    I now want to watch a Stephen King flick!

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  17. Michael Di GesuSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    It's so ALL ABOUT the 50's and early 60's musicals!

    I agree with that for sure.

    I didn't know you were into the HORROR thing. Suspense I can totally get into for sure.

    Always good to learn more about my big Sis.

    Bro

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  18. DemitriaSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Pink Floyd is definitely one of my favorites! :)


    New follower..http://demitrialunetta.blogspot.com

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  19. Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague SikesSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM

    I love rock and roll. Even miss the old discos!

    Nice to meet you!

    Monti
    Mary Montague Sikes

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  20. J.L. CampbellSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    Hi, Maria,

    As a child, I loved musicals. Don't read horror though. Too much of a scaredy cat.

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  21. Bryan ThomasSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Ha! I love travel, too, and I love musicals and classic films. Also foreign films. Plus good ole rock n roll. Nice list! Enjoy the trolls...

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  22. Donna ShieldsSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    Absolutely love Stephen King :)

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  23. Timothy S. BrannanSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    Another Horror fan! And Love old Hitchcock movies too.

    Great list!

    Tim
    http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/

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  24. Lynn ProctorSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    i love "my favorite things"---great list!

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  25. AllisonSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    I've never actually read Stephen King, besides his book On Writing. I've been meaning to try one of his other books!

    Allison (Geek Banter)

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  26. Nancy ThompsonSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    Listening to Zeppelin takes me back to my youth. I still know every song by heart.

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  27. LD MastersonSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    Our genre choices didn't quite match, but I'm absolutely with you on Classic movies (esp. Hitchcock), great old musicals, and old time Rock & Roll...although I think my old time is a tad older than yours.

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  28. N. R. WilliamsSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    Hi Siv
    I think Koontz could classified under suspense as well as horror. I usually avoid horror, but I love Koontz. I always keep a tablet nearby to record the new words he uses and the way he uses them.
    Nancy

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  29. Laughing FerretSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    I can't believe how lucky you are to live in Norway. Hard to not appreciate Pink Floyd :) Musicals are pretty painful to me though ;)

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  30. TamaraSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    I picked YA books for my favorite book genre, cause I do LOVE YA.

    But...Some of my all time fave writers are Stephen King (I've read almost every book he's ever written).

    I used to be a huge Koontz fan, but not so much over the last few years. His style has changed and I don't enjoy his new books as much. That's not to say I don't want to check out the new Odd Thomas!

    And I have to ask, if you love King, have you read The Gunslinger Series? LOVE those books!!

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  31. Christine RainsSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    Great list! I love a good classic or musical film now and then too.

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  32. S. L. HennessySeptember 17, 2012 at 10:58 PM

    I am the biggest Hitchcock fan ever. He was the master of suspense. Terrific pick!

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  33. LynnRushSeptember 18, 2012 at 1:08 AM

    Yay, Julie Andrews. That's an awesome song. :) Great post!!

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  34. LaurenSeptember 18, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    I usually base my movie choices on those things too, so it was a little hard to choose four genres.

    I love musicals, too! They're such a fun genre.

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  35. CynthiaSeptember 18, 2012 at 1:56 AM

    I too enjoy musicals, and I've read stuff by Stephen King and Dean Koontz. You have a wide range of interests. Thanks for sharing!

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  36. LaurenSeptember 18, 2012 at 1:57 AM

    By the way, my little sister was sitting beside me while I wrote that last comment, and she had a lot of fun with your adorable little cat feature in the corner. :)

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  37. Jess @ The Secret DMS Files of Fairday MorrowSeptember 18, 2012 at 3:04 AM

    Pink Floyd is one of my all time favorite groups. Great choices! I am participating in the blogfest as well (#127 Fairday's Blog!) ~ Jess

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  38. CiaraSeptember 18, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    Love Horror. I grew up on musicals. I've watched everything from My Fair Lady to Pete's Dragon. :)

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  39. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    Gotta love Rock n Roll and musicals...these are on my list too, though they didn't make it to my blogfest post on FlashTyme...so many choices, and we could only choose one at a time:)

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  40. KM NalleSeptember 18, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    I grew up reading King and Koontz, which probably explains a lot. LOL.

    I do love a good musical though, and frequently have the urge to break into song after watching one.

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  41. Misha GerrickSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    Great taste! Love old rock. Learning to appreciate old movies. Adore musicals.

    So I also love old musical movies like The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. :-)

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  42. J.C. MartinSeptember 18, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    I do love a good horror story as well. And as for Broadway music, who doesn't love songs from The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, and Cats?

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  43. Denise Covey September 18, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    Hey Siv, I totally dig all your choices. I see Pink Floyd has come up several times which is great!

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  44. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    I love classics and old musicals. My favorite - On the Town. Have you seen it? Great movie about sailors on leave in New York. Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Brilliant.

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  45. MorganSeptember 18, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    Ohhh... I love musicals too!!!! Great choices... And Alex does throw the best parties! ;)

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  46. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 10:47 PM

    Dropping by from the Genre Blogfest. I can't quite enjoy or appreciate your genre, but hey, what would be a blogfest if we all liked the same thing. :)

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  47. DMSSeptember 19, 2012 at 2:12 AM

    Pink Floyd is my favorite! I just love them! I also watch the Sound of Music at least once a year and have the soundtrack. :)

    I can't wait to see what the post will say about Norse mythology. How fun!
    ~Jess

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  48. Ink in the BookSeptember 20, 2012 at 1:14 AM

    Oh I'm so sad! How cold I forget musicals. The Sound Of Music holds an honorable place on my movie shelf. AND ircead the first Blu-Ray disc I ever bought!

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  49. UnknownSeptember 22, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    Hitchcock made some excellent movies- good choice and there is nothing wrong with Pink Floyd either1

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  50. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    I love Hitchcock, but I've never been into musicals, except for The Wizard of Oz.

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